Burning Country

Burning Country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication. Drawing on testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles in refugee camps, and courageous human rights activists, Burning Country is a vivid and groundbreaking look at a modern-day political and humanitarian nightmare.

About the author

Robin Yassin-Kassab is a regular media commentator on Syria and the Middle East. He is the co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War (Pluto, 2016, 2018) and author of the novel The Road from Damascus (Penguin, 2009) and contributor to Syria Speaks (Saqi, 2014).
Leila Al-Shami has worked with the human rights movement in Syria and across in the Middle East. She is the co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War (Pluto, 2016, 2018) and a founding member of Tahrir-ICN, a network that aimed to connect anti-authoritarian struggles across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

Summary

A vivid look at a modern-day political and humanitarian nightmare.

Product details

• Authors: Leila Al-Shami, Al-Shami Leila, Robin Yassin-Kassab, Yassin-Kassab Robin
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9780745337821
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3782-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, Syria, International Relations, 21st Century, Middle East, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, Middle Eastern history, Refugees & Political Asylum, Religious & theocratic ideologies, HISTORY / Middle East / Syria, HISTORY / Military / Civil Wars